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MLW Kings of Colosseum set for May in Philadelphia

Posted on by Josh Nason

MLW’s yearly Kings of Colosseum event will head to the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Friday, May 13th.

Per usual, it will be a TV taping for MLW Fusion: Alpha.

A majority of their roster will be on the show which includes MLW Champion Alexander Hammerstone, Tag Team Champions 5150, National Openweight Champion Alex Kane, Jacob Fatu, Davey Richards, Aramis, Arez and more.

As of now, this will be the fourth MLW event of the calendar year. After running Dallas in January for the themed Blood & Thunder show, they head to Charlotte on Saturday, February 26th for SuperFight, and Dallas again on Thursday, March 31st of WrestleMania weekend for Intimidation Games.

This will be the third Kings of Colosseum show in MLW history as it initially debuted in 2019 in Cicero, Illinois, headlined by Fatu defeating Tom Lawlor for the MLW title. After skipping 2020, it returned in front of an empty arena in 2021, highlighted by Lio Rush winning the Middleweight title from Myron Reed.

AEW’S Serena Deeb set for Terminus 2

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Terminus has made another talent announcement for their Thursday, February 24 event in Atlanta. 

AEW star Serena Deeb has officially been added to the lineup for Terminus 2. 

The Jonathan Gresham-owned promotion will run their second event next month with a talent lineup that includes Deeb, Queen Aminata, Leon Ruffin, Kevin Blackwood, Lio Rush, Shane “Swerve” Strickland (Sw3rve The Realest), AEW’s Santana, and Gresham, the Ring of Honor World Champion. No matches have been made official for the show. 

Deeb is coming off two consecutive AEW victories, with wins over Hikaru Shida and Skye Blue on Dynamite this month. Prior to defeating Shida, Deeb had lost two in a row to her, including a TBS Championship tournament match in October 2021.

Gresham defeated Josh Alexander in the main event of the first Terminus event on January 16, retaining the ROH title. The Impact Wrestling Digital Media Championship was also defended on that show, with Jordynne Grace defeating Kiera Hogan.

GCW announces new matches for Houston, Dallas, Atlantic City

Posted on by Ethan Renner

GCW has made a series of new match announcements today for their upcoming shows in Dallas, Houston and Atlantic City.

Newly added to Fightclub 2: Houston on February 4, Mascara Dorada, Gringo Loco, Blake Christian, and ASF will square off in a four-way.

Also announced for If I Die First in Houston on February 5, Jimmy Lloyd will take on Mike Bailey.

Gringo Loco has also been announced as 2 Cold Scorpio’s opponent at Don’t Tell Me What To Do in Atlantic City on February 20, a show headlined by Nick Gage and Matt Tremont defending their newly-won GCW Tag Team Championship against The Rejects.

Here are GCW’s notable upcoming lineups. All of the events will air on FITE TV:

GCW Fightclub 2: Houston, Friday, February 4 —

  • Mascara Dorada vs. Gringo Loco vs. Blake Christian vs. ASF
  • Tony Deppen vs. Bryan Keith
  • Matt Tremont vs. Sadika
  • Ninja Mack vs. Nick Wayne
  • Loko Wrestling Championship: Dante Leon vs. Sam Stackhouse

GCW If I Die First, Saturday, February 5 —

  • GCW Extreme Championship: AJ Gray vs. Allie Katch
  • Blake Christian vs. Laredo Kid
  • Psycho Clown vs. Gringo Loco
  • Joey Janela vs. Dr. Wagner Jr.
  • Mike Bailey vs. Jimmy Lloyd

GCW Believe Me, Saturday, February 19 —

  • Joey Janela vs. Mascara Dorada
  • Matt Tremont vs. Hoodfoot
  • John Wayne Murdoch appears
  • B-Boy appears

GCW Don’t Tell Me What To Do, Sunday, February 20 —

  • GCW Tag Team Championship: Nick Gage & Matt Tremont vs. The Rejects
  • 2 Cold Scorpio vs. Gringo Loco
  • B-Boy appears

GCW Welcome to Heartbreak, Friday, February 25 —

  • Dr. Wagner Jr. vs. Homicide
  • Blake Christian vs. Nick Wayne
  • Atticus Cogar vs. Kevin Blackwood

GCW The Coldest Winter, Saturday, February 26 —

  • Thunder Rosa vs. Tony Deppen
  • Mike Bailey vs. Blake Christian

Joey Janela vs. Mascara Dorada set for GCW Believe Me

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Joey Janela vs. Mascara Dorada has been announced for GCW Believe Me on Saturday, February 19.

Janela is coming off a loss to Matt Cardona at The Wrld on GCW this past Sunday.

Already announced for the event, John Wayne Murdoch will make his GCW return in Atlantic City, plus new GCW Tag Team Champion Matt Tremont will take on Hoodfoot in a singles match.

Also announced today, AJ Gray will be defending the GCW Extreme Championship against Allie Katch at If I Die First in Dallas on Saturday, February 5. Janela will face Dr. Wagner Jr. on that show, Psycho Clown will take on Gringo Loco, plus “Speedball” Mike Bailey will be in action.

Here are GCW’s notable upcoming lineups. All of the events will air on FITE TV:

GCW Fightclub 2: Houston, Friday, February 4 —

  • Tony Deppen vs. Bryan Keith
  • Matt Tremont vs. Sadika
  • Ninja Mack vs. Nick Wayne

GCW If I Die First, Saturday, February 5 —

  • GCW Extreme Championship: AJ Gray vs. Allie Katch
  • Psycho Clown vs. Gringo Loco
  • Joey Janela vs. Dr. Wagner Jr.
  • Mike Bailey appears

GCW Believe Me, Saturday, February 19 —

  • Joey Janela vs. Mascara Dorada
  • Matt Tremont vs. Hoodfoot
  • John Wayne Murdoch appears

GCW Don’t Tell Me What To Do, Sunday, February 20 —

  • 2 Cold Scorpio appears

GCW Welcome to Heartbreak, Friday, February 25 —

  • Dr. Wagner Jr. vs. Homicide

GCW The Coldest Winter, Saturday, February 26 —

  • Thunder Rosa vs. Tony Deppen
  • Mike Bailey vs. Blake Christian

X-Pac, Brian Myers appear at The Wrld on GCW

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Sean “X-Pac” Waltman and Brian Myers were among the many outsiders who were involved in Matt Cardona vs. Joey Janela and its aftermath at The Wrld on GCW.

Waltman, Myers, Chelsea Green, Hornswoggle, Marko Stunt, Virgil, and Mark Sterling all made appearances either during Cardona vs. Janela or immediately following the contest. X-Pac and Myers were the focus, however, and a Janela and Waltman vs. Cardona and Myers tag team bout was teased for a future GCW event. 

Myers attacked Janela while paying tribute to the Edge/John Cena/Rob Van Dam angle from ECW One Night Stand 2006, leading to Cardona pinning Janela. Waltman then appeared and cleared the ring. He teased landing a Bronco Buster, but Myers and Cardona escaped. Waltman then celebrated with Janela in the ring. 

The cameos were not limited to the Cardona vs. Janela contest. 

ECW mainstays Sabu, Bill Alfonso, and GCW regulars Mance Warner and Atticus Cogar also made special appearances in the very next segment.

MLW Blood & Thunder TV taping spoilers: Debuts, teased returns, title change

Posted on by Josh Nason

The following are spoilers from Friday’s MLW Blood & Thunder TV taping in Dallas, Texas, that saw several debuts, a title change and a tease of another impending return.

The following matches will air on episodes of Fusion: Alpha following the conclusion of the mini-season of MLW Azteca running now.

PWInsider first reported the results and details.

  • King Muertes defeated Richard Holliday
  • National Openweight Champion Alex Kane defeated Calvin Tankman in a title match
  • EJ Nduka defeated Ikuro Kwon in an open challenge. Afterward, Kwon called out Jacob Fatu who destroyed him.
  • Davey Richards defeated ACH
  • Amaris, El Dragon and Micro Man defeated Arez, Gino Medina and Mino Abismo Negro
  • MLW Champion Hammerstone defeated Pagano in a falls count anywhere title match. After the match, Holliday came out to help Hammerstone from an attack by Cesar Duran’s henchmen. Alicia Atout came out and low blowed Hammerstone and Holliday then attacked him as well.
  • The Saito Brothers defeated Budd Heavy and Gnarls Garvin. The Saitos were making their promotional debut.
  • TJP defeated Buddy Matthews. PWInsider noted the finish surprised people backstage as it had been changed during the day to Matthews winning instead of the original plan for TJP to win. Apparently, they went with the original finish due to miscommunication. Matthews was making his promotional debut.
  • KC Navarro defeated Ho Ho Lun
  • Myron Reed defeated Bandido, Matt Cross and Tajiri (ch) in a four-way to win the MLW Middleweight title. Bandido was a surprise announcement.
  • MLW Tag Team Champions 5150 defeated Los Parks in a ladder match to retain the titles
  • Miranda Gordy defeated Rok-C. Both were making their promotional debuts.
  • Jacob Fatu defeated Mads Krugger

There was a tease that Killer Kross will be returning to the company.

Insider noted that former NWA producer and longtime wrestling figure Dave Marquez directed the show.

It also said MLW plans to bring in some Mid-Atlantic legends for their February 26th event in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Lio Rush announced for February Terminus event

Posted on by Josh Nason

A day after he made news with his AEW contract status, Lio Rush was announced for the second Terminus event, set for February 24th in Atlanta, Georgia.

Rush tweeted Saturday that as of February 14th, his AEW contract will expire and he will become a free agent just six months after the company got him to return after an announced retirement.

The new promotion, co-founded by reigning Ring of Honor World Champion Jonathan Gresham and Baron Black, had its first event last weekend featuring Gresham, Bandido, Josh Alexander, Black and others.

They have already begun loading up for their second pay-per-view, announcing former WWE NXT North American Champion Isaiah “Swerve” Scott and a main event of Gresham defending the ROH title against AEW tag team standout Santana.

Rush returns to the ring Sunday night at The Wrld on GCW as part of a ladder match featuring PCO, Tony Deppen, Jordan Oliver, Jimmy Lloyd and Alex Colon. He also remains part of the New Japan Strong roster.

Scramble match, Ruckus appearance set for The Wrld on GCW

Posted on by Ethan Renner

GCW has made two additions to Sunday’s The Wrld on GCW pay-per-view at Hammerstein Ballroom.

A six-way scramble match has been announced for the kickoff show. Jack Cartwheel, Dante Leon, Grim Reefer, Ninja Mack, Nick Wayne, and Alex Zayne will be the participants.

Also announced, Ruckus will appear on Sunday’s show. The night before, Ruckus will be part of the GCW Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame ceremony as an inductee. That ceremony will air for free on GCW’s YouTube channel.

The kickoff show will air for free on GCW’s YouTube channel at 7 p.m. Eastern time. The main card kicks off at 8 p.m. Eastern on FITE TV and pay-per-view. Here is the lineup:

  • GCW World Championship: Jon Moxley (c) vs. Homicide
  • Matt Cardona (w/Chelsea Green) vs. Joey Janela
  • Jeff Jarrett vs. Effy
  • GCW Tag Team Championship: The Briscoes (c) defend in an open challenge
  • ROH World Championship: Jonathan Gresham vs. Blake Christian
  • Ruby Soho vs. Allie Katch
  • Bandido, Laredo Kid, & ASF vs. Gringo Loco, Demonic Flamita, & Arez
  • Grab the Brass Ring ladder match: Lio Rush vs. PCO vs. Tony Deppen vs. Alex Colon vs. Jimmy Lloyd vs. Jordan Oliver
  • Psycho Clown appears
  • B-Boy appears
  • Dustin Thomas appears
  • Ruckus appears
  • Kickoff show PBR Scramble match: Jack Cartwheel vs. Dante Leon vs. Grim Reefer vs. Ninja Mack vs. Nick Wayne vs. Alex Zayne